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France aims to stay on podium
Last year Nicolas Lapierre won the sprint race in Sentul and is aiming for a
repeat performance with A1 Team France this weekend after the team stormed
back into championship contention at the last round of the A1...

France aims to stay on podium

Last year Nicolas Lapierre won the sprint race in Sentul and is aiming for a
repeat performance with A1 Team France this weekend after the team stormed
back into championship contention at the last round of the A1 Grand Prix
season in Malaysia.

Nicolas Lapierre comments, "After the GP2 tests
this week in Europe, I can't wait to get started
on my second A1GP race in Indonesia. Last year, I
won the sprint race, so I have some good
memories. This time we're in Indonesia much
earlier than last time and we'll be right in the
rainy season. But despite lack of visibility I am
rarely bothered by rain. With the A1 France team,
I hope to continue our podium trends. The car has
progressed well since the start of the season.
This time, our rookie driver Loic Duval will be
able to help us with the important data that we
gather from the rookie session. We should have a
positive weekend in front of the usually full
grandstands. Experiencing the emotion and great
support from the spectators is very encouraging."

Jean-Paul Driot, Team Principal A1GP France:
"A1 Team France is clearly showing its strength
as we recover our place near the top of the
classification. The team is working hard to
return to winning ways and the engineers are
working well with our drivers. Our winning
experience on this track should help us this
weekend and I'm expecting a really strong
performance from the team despite the tough
competition. However, I hope that A1GP
will clarify the regulations to avoid incidents
like what we saw with the German team in the
final result from Malaysia. We're completely
focused on fighting for wins this weekend."
A1 Team France, being the first winner of the
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in 2005, is one of
22 teams contesting in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport
in 2006.